Værøy Heliport
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Værøy Heliport (
History
Seaplanes and helicopters
The first aircraft to land on the island of
One of the helicopters was bought by Widerøe in December 1976 and the operations were subcontracted to Offshore Helicopters. The second Sikorsky was bought from Helilift in March 1978 and also operated by Offshore Helicopters. Helikopter Service merged with Offshore Helicopters in 1980, and the new Helikopter Service took over the route.[6] They introduced an eleven-seat Bell 212 helicopters from 1 January 1982 because of the high maintenance costs of the S-58Ts. In 1982 the service to both islands handled 7,145 passengers and three tonnes of post and cargo, and made 744 landings. It received subsidies for NOK 4 million.[7]
Airport and accident
Proposals for an airport at Værøy and Røst were launched in the late 1960s. Three locations on Værøy were considered: Kvalnes, Røssnesvågen og Nordlandet. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute concluded in 1973 that Nordlandet was the most suitable location in terms of weather, but test flights showed otherwise. The local population was largely content with the helicopter service, but pressure from Røst resulted in a local acceptance for an airport. Construction began in 1985.[8] and Værøy and Røst Airports opened on 1 June 1986.[9] The airport is located at Nordlandet on the north side of the island of Værøy. It is located on level section of land; just south of the runway is the 465-meter (1,526 ft) tall mountain Teisthammeren.[10] The asphalt runway measured 800 by 30 meters (2,625 by 98 ft).[9][11]
On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during
Heliport
The airport was closed immediately after the accident. There was a local discussion of whether the airport should be reopened, but on 17 January 1992 the
Nordland County Municipality started a helicopter service from Værøy to Bodø on 1 January 1993, using the old heliport at Hanna Bakken-jordet.[4] Operations were provided by Helikopter Service.[16] Planning of a state-financed heliport and route resumed in 1995, following a government report on regional aviation. Proposed locations were the old steamship quay, Kvalnes, Torvvågen and Tobbisodden. The latter was chosen and construction commenced in 1996; the heliport was entirely financed by the Civil Aviation Administration and was officially opened on 15 February 1997.[4]
With state-financed operations the service was made subject to
Lufttransport won the tender valid from 1 August 2005, winning ahead of CHC with a bid of NOK 56 million.
Facilities
Værøy Heliport is located at Tobbisodden, the outer-most point of Kvitvarden near the village of Sørland on the island of Værøy. The heliport resides at an elevation of 5 meters (16 ft)
Airlines and destinations
Services to Værøy are provided to Bodø twice per day by Lufttransport using a fifteen-seat AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter.[24] The airline operates the route on a public service obligation contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications.[21] The airport handled 9,420 passengers, 1,252 aircraft movements and 27 tonnes of cargo in 2014.[2]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Lufttransport | Bodø |
Statistics
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References
- ^ a b "ENVR – Værøy" (PDF). Aeronautical Information Publication Norway. Avinor. Retrieved 9 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Månedsrapport" (XLS). Avinor. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Gynnild, Olav (2009). "Flyplassenes og flytrafikkens historie". Kulturminner på norske lufthavner – Landsverneplan for Avinor (in Norwegian). Avinor. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lufthavnens historie" (in Norwegian). Avinor. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Arnesen: 124–125
- ^ Arnesen: 134
- ^ Arnesen: 140
- ^ Malmø, Morten (11 April 1984). "Samferdselskomiteen sluttbehandler luftfartsmeldingen: Øket sikkerhet på Fornebu". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 3.
- ^ a b Veigård, Erik (2 June 1986). "Nye flyplasser på Værøy og Røst". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 4.
- ^ Accident Investigation Board Norway: 24
- ^ Accident Investigation Board Norway: 25
- ^ "Nesten-ulykke med Widerøe-fly på Værøy onsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 January 1989.
- ^ Accident Investigation Board Norway: 20
- ^ Accident Investigation Board Norway: 59
- ^ Accident Investigation Board Norway: 7–8
- ^ a b Næss, Asgaut (23 May 1996). "HS-enerett på Bodø–Værøy" (in Norwegian). p. 17.
- ^ "Helikopter Service fortsetter å fly Værøy–Bodø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 May 1999.
- ^ "Helikopter til Bodø". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 10 June 2002. p. 5.
- ^ "Lufttransport AS får helikopterruten Værøy–Bodø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 February 2005.
- Ministry of Transport and Communications. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Ministry of Transport and Communications. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Pedersen, Gullik Maas (10 May 2012). "Fjernstyrte flytårn". Lofotposten (in Norwegian). p. 8.
- ^ "Getting to and from the airport" (in Norwegian). Avinor. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Bodø – Værøy" (in Norwegian). Lufttransport. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
Bibliography
- Accident Investigation Board Norway (1991). "Rapport of luftfartsulykke ved Værøy lufthavn den 12. april 1990 med Twin Otter LN-BNS" (PDF) (in Norwegian).[permanent dead link]
- Arnesen, Odd (1984). På grønne vinger over Norge (in Norwegian). Widerøe's Flyveselskap.